Who: Eli Bucklin and James Potter...and eventually Amelia Bones When: Shortly after classes. Friday, October 5 (BACKDATED to shortly after this) Where: Outside Hufflepuff Commons What: A challenge Rating: PG-13
Eli wasn't entirely thick. He knew the reason James Potter had called him out of his common room was Lily. He did not, however, know what exactly James was up to. Eli had never been one to think the worst - or any bad at all - about anybody. As far as he was concerned, he and James were on good terms. And why wouldn't they be? Eli was mates with just about everybody in Gryffindor. Nevermind about Lily; Eli hadn't even realized that Lily had any feelings for James until their talk in the library. Sure, Sirius had been trying to get them together for years now, but Sirius was mostly talk. Even Eli knew that.
So it was with a mixture of curiosity and concern that Eli stepped out of his common room into the hallway leading to the kitchens. Surely James just wanted to talk.